Working hard is hardly working
Posted by Ruby Sinreich in rants on August 16, 2010
I just came across these words of wisdom from Caterina Fake, co-founder of the completely-awesome Flickr.com, who says that “Working hard is overrated.” Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying attention to what is going on in the world. Seeing patterns. Seeing things as [...]
Izzy loves London
Posted by Ruby Sinreich in Where's Ruby, rants on August 11, 2010
We just got back from a great trip visiting my dad and stepmom in London, England! Below is the greatest hits version of our pictures. Click here for the full album on Flickr (about 100 pictures and videos).
Delivering more than an RFP
Posted by Ruby Sinreich in Drupal, nptech, portfolio, projects on July 22, 2010
UPDATE: Download the RFP as a PDF (5 MB).
I feel a little like I just gave birth to another baby, but thank goodness it took less than 9 months to gestate and was a lot less painful to deliver!
Less than one year after starting my job at HASTAC and almost immediately overseeing the re-launch of hastac.org (that I didn’t help create) I realized that our site would have to be re-built entirely from scratch. I spent this summer working with my colleagues to create a clearer vision and a plan for a complete overhaul of the site. Here’s the request for proposals: http://www.hastac.org/drupal-rfp-2010. I’m really proud of this document as it shows a solid foundation, a forward-thinking vision, and a practical strategy for how to make best use of our great ideas, the Drupal platform, and a brilliant and engaged community of members.
My boss Cathy Davidson is a deep and complex thinker. Here’s some of what she had to say about the RFP on her blog today…
How to keep thinking like a network
Posted by Ruby Sinreich in Advocacy 2.0, NET2, nptech on June 25, 2010
I had a great time today at the 2010 N.C. Tech for Good Conference. (Izzy enjoyed the reception afterward.) I did a talk called “How to think like a network,” which is my latest iteration of my favorite subject: the five aspects of effective networks, a.k.a. network-centric advocacy. I’ve been talking to nonprofits, geeks, and [...]
I upgraded
Posted by Ruby Sinreich in rants on June 24, 2010
You’re looking at the latest and greatest version of the open source publishing platform Wordpress – version 3.0 aka Thelonious. w00t!
The new default theme “Twenty Ten” is pretty nice, I might try it here.
The day Facebook became too much trouble
Posted by Ruby Sinreich in rants on June 15, 2010
Since when does Facebook actually give a hoot about protecting me (from myself)?
The fact is that I have acessed FB from this browser (on my WebOS phone) hundreds of times, not to mention: since when am I not allowed to log in to FB from new locations??? What kind of web-based service is that?
Mapping our trip to London
Posted by Ruby Sinreich in rants on June 8, 2010
In 7 weeks Brian and Izzy and I will be visiting my dad and stepmother in London! I haven’t been there in a few years and of course it’s Izzy’s first trip so we’re very excited.
I’m taking suggestions for places to check out by way of a public Google Map…
Ashley
Posted by Ruby Sinreich in rants on June 3, 2010
Last weekend, the world lost one of the best human beings I’ve ever met. Yesterday I attended her memorial service and was reminded of house fortunate I am to have crossed paths with her. Ashley Osment was a civil rights lawyer, a mother, a musician, and a friend to many. She was always an inspiration [...]
One of way-more-than-50
Posted by Ruby Sinreich in nptech, rants on June 2, 2010
Well, dang! This weekend I found out via a tweet from Nancy Shoemaker that I was included in a list of 50 Women Bloggers You Should Be Reading, by Olivia Hayes of Ignite Social Media (a social media marketing company based in NC). These kinds of lists are fraught with issues, and there’s always someone [...]
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Welcome to the online home of Ruby Sinreich. I'm a progressive activist, local politico, online organizer, and social network addict. I wrangle Drupal and Web 2.0 at HASTAC.org, blog about local issues at OrangePolitics.org, watch my family grow at BrianAndRuby.org, and tweet about everything including nonprofit technology, politics, basketball, and motherhood as @Ruby.